Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 47 - Advancing Bravely
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In order to carry out the plan, a seemingly normal outing was needed, so Du Jun proposed that he organize everyone to go to a movie at a commercial plaza, a location that was always lively with many people.
If the enemy was planning to use the crowds to conceal their actions, this commercial plaza perfectly met their prerequisites.
Du Jun purchased some position-tracking devices that were fairly accurate.
They could be worn on the foot like pedometers and connected to phone tracking through wireless networks.
Being worn on the foot, they were not easily noticeable.
No matter who was kidnapped, the kidnapper would never know about this tiny device on the foot, which would allow everyone to track the victim.
Eight students from the dance club, along with Gu Fan, Lu Yi, and Jie completed the eleven people participating in this action.
Everyone acted according to the plan.
This commercial plaza had six floors, and everyone was to disperse.
Firstly, Jie and Lu Yi formed a team and stayed in a van outside the plaza, observing the mobile phone screens.
Each phone was connected to a pedometer worn by a student; for example, Du Jun was represented by the first number and Lin Xi was the second, and so on.
Three students pretended to party at a restaurant on the third floor, eating and drinking, ready to act on any signal.
Gu Fan, Lin Xi, Du Jun, Zhou Yu, and two other students, these six people were going to the movies.
In the middle of the movie, Zhou Yu would use the excuse of needing to use the restroom to separate from the group.
The restroom of the cinema, when there were just a few people, would provide the perfect opportunity for the enemy.
Once Zhou Yu’s pedometer signaled he had left the cinema, it indicated that something had gone wrong.
Before the plan started, everyone had to minimize their consumption of food and drinks, stay in their assigned locations, and not leave casually because any unusual behavior could make people nervous.
If anyone had to leave for any reason, they must notify Jie and Lu Yi, who would be waiting outside, in advance.
Going through the plan again, Gu Fan felt it was somewhat reliable.
If anyone were to deviate from their assigned location, it would indicate that something bad had happened to them and everyone would act together.
The next issue was, if they found that the enemy had numerical superiority, what should they do?
The male students would be responsible for fighting and rescuing, while the female students would be responsible for shouting to attract attention.
As long as they could catch one person, they could solve the mystery behind the disappearance of all the students.
Perhaps this action could quickly clear up whether the enemy was human or ghost.
Before the plan started, Lu Yi and An Jie had already been waiting in the van, nervously monitoring the multiple mobile phone screens, which showed that three students had entered a restaurant and reached their designated locations.
Gu Fan, Lin Xi, Du Jun, Zhou Yu, and two other students were waiting to enter the cinema.
Everyone seemed very nervous, especially Zhou Yu, whose body was slightly trembling.
Knowing that Zhou Yu was a bit scared, Gu Fan said: “If you regret it, you can stop halfway.
No one will laugh at you.
After all, not everyone has the courage to step forward.”
“Thank you, but let’s continue.” Zhou Yu took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket, lit one for himself, and his slightly trembling hands could be seen.
He was not the only one, everyone was shrouded in fear.
Gu Fan shook his head: “We are doing such a thing for the first time; we don’t have experience. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
I have to think through everything to avoid mistakes.
Even if we realize something is off and catch up in time, we might still be outnumbered.
This is really a bit dangerous.”
“Gu Fan, we have already lost six people.
Danger has always been around us.
You don’t want to just sit around waiting to die, I don’t want to either, no one does.
Instead of spending our days in fear, not knowing who will be the seventh missing person, why not give it a go?” After saying this, Zhou Yu took a deep puff of his cigarette.
His trembling body also came to a halt.
He seemed to relax a bit.
Perhaps the sensation of smoking could lessen the fear, allowing even Gu Fan, who didn’t smoke, to admit that cigarettes were somewhat useful.
Zhou Yu calmly said, “If I disappear, I hope you guys can save me and find out who is behind all this.
If not, I hope my disappearance can draw the attention of society, get the police to start protecting the remaining people.
But if that doesn’t work out either, then I beg you, do not give up or wait for your turn to disappear, continue fighting.”
“I know, I will.” Gu Fan said in a light tone, deep inside, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
He looked at Zhou Yu, who seemed to have a ‘so what about it’ expression, but it wasn’t bravery or determination in the face of fear, it was a desperate gamble in life without holding anything back.
Remembering Zhou Yu’s incomplete family background and his life that was devoid of happiness, Gu Fan had sympathy for him and also felt glad for himself for having a good family, good parents, and a good sister.
“The movie is about to start, you can still back out now if you have any regrets.
It’s never to late to turn back.
Do you have anything else you want to say?” Gu Fan asked Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu responded with a bitter smile, “I just want to ask one thing.
When you come home after many days, the instant you step in the door, your parents have prepared a feast for you.
Your parents welcome you back with smiles on their faces.
What does that feel like?”
After hearing this, Gu Fan was at a loss for words.
He didn’t know how to answer.
This very ordinary matter was in fact extremely precious in Zhou Yu’s heart.
Yes, people who have not experienced a single parent family would not understand.
At that moment, Du Jun walked up and said, “The movie is about to start, let’s go in.”
“Fine, let’s go,” Zhou Yu said.
After flicking his cigarette on the ground and stubbing it out with his shoe, he shrugged off the fact that what he just did was uncivilized and of poor etiquette, but he didn’t care.
Gu Fan watched Zhou Yu walk into the cinema.
However, instead of feeling his usual determination, Gu Fan felt a sense of melancholy.
“Alright, let’s go in too.” Lin Xi and another classmate walked up as Gu Fan gave a stiff nod.
Thus, four male and two female classmates entered the cinema to watch a movie that was anything but ordinary for them.
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At this moment, Lu Yi and Jie, who were keeping watch outside, glued their eyes to the mobile screen without relaxing for a moment.
Especially Lu Yi, upon receiving Gu Fan’s message saying, “We are going in,” they watched even more intensively.
Indeed, it was impressive that Du Jun, the rich second-gen, had spent a hefty sum on this foreign tracking device, which could accurately trace to within ten meters.
It could clearly show a set of six points on screen representing six mobiles on the move, and their distances from each other were not far.
To confirm this, Gu Fan deliberately maintained some distance from the others while standing in one spot.
The result showed the point representing Gu Fan slightly deviating from the others on the screen.
“Ok, this shows there’s no issue with the signal in the cinema.” Lu Yi and Jie were tense.
If the device worked fine, then the fate of everyone was up to them – a heavy responsibility indeed.
The movie started soon enough – a full two-hour film requiring a lot of patience.
Although Zhou Yu promised to send a notification before leaving his seat, neither Lu Yi nor Jie eased up.
Every minute of every second, they kept their eyes on the eleven mobile screens.
At this moment, Jie asked: “Do you think the others know about our activity today?
Will they take action?”
“Taking action requires the right timing, the right location, and the right people.
In other words, it requires an opportunity.
We’ve created that opportunity for them, they could possibly take action.
As for whether they know about our activity…” Lu Yi sighed quietly.
If they did know, how would they have found out, the same way they knew about Qian Chuan’s escape plan or everybody’s night out at the club?
Just like they knew there would be a fight to stir confusion, and then they could take advantage of the chaos to kidnap Li Xiaoyan.
“Right.
It’s simple to know about our club night – just constantly monitor our actions and follow us.
But how to create confusion?” Lu Yi perked up as a crucial point occurred to him, “Unless, the gang that fought us at the club last time was tracking us too.
It makes sense now.”
Upon sharing his thoughts with Jie, both of them agreed that it was a strong probability worth investigating.
But right now was not the time, so they focused on the task at hand.
“Hocus Pocus, God bless us.
We are all university students and future pillars of the nation, we should not be ruined by these scumbags.
Lord, you must bless our operation to succeed and justice to be served.” As Lu Yi was saying this, he crossed his chest as if praying.
This made Jie chuckle who asked, “Which deity are you calling upon?”
“Don’t ask too much.
Whichever one helps us, that’s the one I’ll believe in.” After saying this, Lu Yi glanced at the eleven mobile screens.
Everyone had stayed in their designated positions, and according to the plan, Zhou Yu would visit the restroom an hour after the start of the movie, which was the crux of their plan.
Time ticked on, and just when they were about to proceed as planned, Gu Fan, who had been tense inside the cinema, received a call.
It was Su Hui.
Gu Fan had a bad feeling about this, but he picked up the call.
Su Hui’s urgent voice echoed from the other end: “It’s the weekend, you’re not home, don’t tell me you’ve gone on a mission with your classmates.
Please don’t be foolish.”
“No, Sister Su.
We’ve abandoned that idea.
We’re just hanging out together.
Don’t overthink.” Gu Fan tried to give a casual brush-off, however, Su Hui did not buy it.
“Never mind that, where are you guys?
I’m coming over.”
“We’re at…” Gu Fan hesitated for a moment before deciding that having a police officer around would be a good idea after all.
